Car roof



2 sheets-sheet 1 P. E. FINGER CAR ROOF Filed July 2, 1937 `I-une 14,1938.

un D P. E. FlNGER `lune 14, 1938.

CAR ROOF 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 2, 1937 Patented June 14, 1938UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE mesne assignments,

to Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, a corporation ofDelaware Application July 2, 1937. 'serial' Nt. 151.6542

12 Claims;

This invention relates to car roofs, and more particularly to therunning board or runway cnstructions thereof. The principal object ofthe present invention is to devise a strong and durable, simple,economical and efficient runway construction. Ihe invention consists inthe runway construction and in the combinations and arrangements ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification andwherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a car roof provided with a runningboard or runway conr struction embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through one-half of the roof onthe line 2-2 in Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical transverse section through the ridgeportion of the roof on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section at the ridge on the line 4--4in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a roof pro- .vided with a modifiedform of running board or runway construction,

Fig. 6 is a Vertical transverse section on the line Ii--B in Fig 5,

Fig '7 is a vertical longitudinal section through the roof at the ridgeline on the line I--1 in Fig. `5; and

Figs. 8 and 9 are similar sections takeny on the lines 8-8 and .Q -9,respectively, in Fig. 5.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, `the roof comprisesmetal roof sheets I that slope downwardly from ridge to eaves of the carwhere they are turned down and riveted or otherwise rigidly secured tothe side plates 2. The roof sheets I are connected by upstanding seamsthat extend transversely of the roof from eaves to eaves thereof andcomprise upstanding flanges 3 along the adjacent side margins of saidsheets and inverted U-shaped seam caps 4 that straddle said flanges andare riveted or otherwise rigidly secured thereto.

The roof is provided at the ridge with a longitudinal running board orrunway construction comprising side sections 5 of wood or othernonmetallic anti-slipping material and an intermediate or middle section6 of metal whose upper surface is roughened or coated with a suitablematerial 'I, such as sanded bituminous paint, to prevent slipping of thebrakemen. The intermediate section 6 is preferably of invertedchannel-shaped section and has outstanding base (Cl: 10S-5.4)

flanges 8 at the lower edges of its side walls that constitute supportsfor the wooden side sections 5, These `wooden side sections arepreferably set in suitable cement 9 applied to the upper surfaces ofYsaid base flanges of the metal intermediate section. l

At each roof seam, thebase flanges 8 ofthe metal runway section 6 reston and are preferablyl secured by rivets I0 or other fastening means tothe lateral top flanges of angle-shaped brackets I I that are disposedon opposite sides of thevridge and have their vertical flanges securedflatwise to one side of said seam by the securing rivets therefor. Thewooden running board sections 5* arev also secured to the base flanges 8of the metal intermediate section 6 and to the top anges of thesupporting brackets II by means of bolts I2 whose heads are seated incountersinks provided therefor in the tops of said wooden sections.

In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 5 to 9', the roofcomprises plain roof sheets Ia whose adjacent marginal portions aresupported on the flat top portions of inside carlines 4a of invertedchannelshaped section. In this construction, the roof sheets are offsetupwardly at the' ridge to form the metal intermediate section 6a Iof thelongitudinal runway of the roof; and strips of wood orv othernonmetallic material are arranged on opposite sidesof said raisedridgeportion to form the side sections 5w of said runway. The sidesections 5a are held down on the roof by means of bolts' I3- that havetheir lower ends riveted to the tops of the inside carlines 4a and areprovided at their upper ends with nuts' that are seated in recessesprovided therefor in the tops of said side sections. The raised ridgeportions of the sheets` that form the intermediate metal runway section6a are provided with a suitable anti-slipping surfacing 1a. Except atthe raised ridge portions 6a of the sheets, the adjacent side marginalportions of said sheets are overlapped and secured together and to thetops of the inside carlines by rivets I4. At such raised ridge portionsthe adjacent side marginal portions of the sheets are notched, as at I5,to provide spaces that are filled with ush welds I6 that unite saidmarginal portions to the underlying carlines and avoid formation ofribsor obstructions on the top surface of the runway.

The hereinbefore described runway construction is simple and economicaland can be quickly and easily attached to the roof. It dispenses withthe use of the wooden intermediate runway section heretofore employedand thus reduces the cost and weight of the runway. The

metal intermediate runway section serves to support the wooden sidesection and stiifen and strengthen the entire runway.

What I claim is:

1. A car roof having a runway comprising nonmetallic side sections and ametal intermediate section having a flat upper surface substantiallyflush with the upper surfaces ofV said nonmetallic side sections.

2. A car roof having a runway comprising wooden side sections and a flattopped metal intermediate section, and an anti-slipping surface on saidflat topped metal intermediate section substantially flush with theupper surfaces of said Wooden side sections.

3. A runway assembly adapted for application as a complete unit, saidrunway assembly cornprising nonmetallic side sections and a metalintermediate section, said metal intermediate section having portionsthat constitute supports for said nonmetallic side sections, and meansfor securing said nonmetallic side sections to said supports.

4. A car roof having a runway comprising an intermediate section ofsubstantially inverted channel-shaped section with outstanding baseflanges and side sections supported on and secured to said base flanges.

5. A car roof having a runway comprising nonmetallic side sections and ametal intermediate section of substantially inverted channelshapedsection having outstanding base flanges that constitute supportes forsaid nonmetallic side sections, and means for securing said sidesections to said anges.

6. A car roof having a runway comprising wooden side sections and ametal intermediate section, said metal intermediate section havingoutstanding side flan-ges that constitute supports for sai-d wooden sidesections, means for removably securing said side sections to said anges,and separate means for securing said flanges to said roof.

7. A car roof having a runway comprising Wooden side sections and ametal intermediate section, said metal intermediate section havingdownwardly offset outstanding side marginal flanges that constitutesupports for said wooden side sections, means for removably securingsaid wooden -side sections to said flanges, and brackets for securingsaid flanges to said roof.

8. A metal car roof having a runway comprising iiat topped side andintermediate sections having substantially flush upper surfaces, saidside sections being made of nonmetallic material, and said roof beingoffset upwardly between said nonrnetallic side sections to form said attopped metallic intermediate section.

9. A metal car roof having a runway comprising nonmetallic side sectionsand a metal intermediate section having a flat upper surfacesubstantially ush with the upper surfaces of said nonmetallic sidesections, said roof being oiset upwardly to form said intermediate metalsection, and said nonmetallic side sections being secured directly tosaid roof on opposite sides of said upwardly offset portion thereof.

10. A metal car roof havin-g a runway extending longitudinally of thecar at the ridge, said runway comprising nonmetallic side sections and ametal intermediate section having a flat upper surface substantiallyiiush with the upper surfaces of said nonmetallic side sections, saidroof being offset upwardly at the ridge to form said metal intermediatesection, and said ncnmetallic sections being secured directly to saidroof on opposite sides of the upwardly offset ridge portion thereof.

11. A metal car roof having a runway extending longitudinally of the carat the ridge, said runway comprising wooden side sections and a metalintermediate section, said roof being offset upwardly at the ridge toform said metai intermediate section, and said wooden side sectionsbeing secured to said roof on opposite sides of the upwardly offsetridge portion thereof, and carlines located beneath said roof and havingtheir ridge portions oiTset upwardly to support said upwardly offsetridge.

12. A car roof comprising side plates, carlines extending from sideplate to side plate, roof sheets extending from side plate to side platewith their side margins supported on said carlines, and a runwayextending longitudinally of the car at the ridge and comprising a metalintermediate section and nonmetallic side sections, said roof sheetsbeing offset upwardly at the ridge to form said metal intermediaterunway section, and said nonmetallic side runway sections being securedto said roof sheets on opposite sides of the upwardly offset ridgeportions thereof, said carlines being offset upwardly at the ridge tosupport said upwardly offset ridge portions of said sheets, the adjacentmargins of said sheets being spaced apart and welded together and tosaid carlines along their upwardly oiset ridge portions and beingoverlapped and secured together and to said carlines on opposite sidesof their raised ridge portions.

PAUL E. FINGER.

